“Not again? You want me to be bait?”
“Do you want me to follow your orders again?”
“I haven’t even managed to deal with An Li yet, and now you’re suggesting I find another one and be a subordinate? Lu Ye! What kind of women are you even looking for?”
“Why are they all so domineering?”
“I’m listening to Yin Qingcheng right now—what does that have to do with An Li?”
“The Darkness Origin is already out of it.”
“What if I don’t listen to you?” the Darkness Origin said.
Yin Qingcheng remained calm.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t listen to me; if you have the ability, go deal with Lu Ye yourself,” she replied indifferently.
The Darkness Origin was about to lose it.
“Why is it always like this? Isn’t Lu Ye’s power skyrocketing not giving you any sense of urgency?”
“Aren’t you worried that Lu Ye could quickly become an emperor, and then what would you do about it?”
“What kind of train of thought are you guys even on?”
The Darkness Origin was genuinely baffled.
At that moment, it even started to question itself—am I not a woman, so I can’t understand how women think? Should I just turn into a woman?
If I become a woman, will I then understand how these women think?
Actually, the Darkness Origin was onto something!
Lu Ye’s women, be it An Li or Yin Qingcheng, really didn’t care about his power level because, in their eyes, Lu Ye was inherently stronger than they were. They never considered using their combat strength to confront him.
They only thought about using schemes.
That’s what they excelled at.
The Darkness Origin sighed, the dark mist vanished. Forget it. I’ll just look for other beings; I won’t take no for an answer.
But who to find?
The Darkness Origin began to ponder.
Let’s see what Yue Hongling is up to!
At this moment, Yue Hongling was tirelessly honing herself. It seemed like she had returned to the time when her senior brother brought her to that chaotic place. She was continuously defeating one opponent after another, the Dao of the Fearless transforming from vague to solid, then from solid to resilient!
“Yue Hongling!”
The Darkness Origin’s voice suddenly appeared in her ears.
Yue Hongling froze, a cautious expression crossing her face as she contemplated the identity of the voice’s owner.
Is that… the Darkness Origin?
Yue Hongling’s heart raced with joy; the Darkness Origin had finally come to find her!
She had been eagerly waiting for this moment because if the Darkness Origin came to her, she could become something like An Li, transforming into the Darkness Origin’s vessel and then present herself to her senior brother, allowing him to strike at the Darkness Origin through her. That way, she was effectively helping him out.
Although her senior brother might not forgive her right away, his perception of her would definitely improve!
As long as she persevered, her senior brother would eventually forgive her.
She knew she had made mistakes; Feng Wuxie was just her heartache. She truly loved her senior brother, and that heartache had long been resolved. No longer was she as willful; if she showed a sincere attitude of remorse and constantly worked towards seeking her senior brother’s forgiveness, how could he not eventually forgive her?
They shared a deep emotional bond.
And that Shen Xitang, if she wanted to mock her, let her! Yue Hongling would endure, and once her senior brother truly forgave her, she would have no problem clashing with Shen Xitang.
So when the Darkness Origin came to find Yue Hongling, she was genuinely thrilled.
The Darkness Origin observed Yue Hongling’s restrained expression, struggling to contain her excitement, and couldn’t help but feel a bit drained.
“Darkness Origin, what do you want from me?” Yue Hongling asked eagerly.
“Are you planning to pretend to rely on me and then hand me over to Lu Ye?” the Darkness Origin queried.
Yue Hongling’s expression changed slightly.
Oh no, what if the Darkness Origin has the ability to see into people’s hearts?
That can’t be! It must be trying to bluff me!
“How could that be? I’ve actually wanted to join you for a while! Look at me now! My senior brother hates me so much that he wouldn’t even want to get his hands dirty by killing me. I have only one option left, which is to become his enemy!”
“Because I’ve realized that as long as I’m following closely behind him, he won’t even glance back. But if I stand against him, he’ll have to notice me.”
“When that time comes, there are two possible outcomes: either I defeat my senior brother and become an emperor, or I lose to him and he personally kills me. At this point, I’m not even afraid of dying—what do I have to fear?” Yue Hongling said, her voice filled with urgency.
The Darkness Origin…
From all of Yue Hongling’s words, it clearly picked up on one message.
That is… “Let me screw you over a bit! Please, let me screw you over!”
The Darkness Origin…
Alright, alright, let’s try someone else!
“Wait! Don’t go! We can negotiate!”
Its figure shifted to the side of the Vermilion Bird.
The Vermilion Bird was actively reviving its bloodline; the bloodline of the Four Spirits of Heaven was immensely powerful, and once it began to awaken, the Vermilion Bird’s aura would increase exponentially.
But it was still too weak!
After deliberation, the Darkness Origin didn’t believe the Vermilion Bird could go as far as An Li and Yin Qingcheng, acting unscrupulously to achieve its goals.
Ahh, I’m so fed up!
These women are ridiculous!
Is there really no other choice besides these few women?
Originally, there was one option—the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor—but the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor hadn’t become an obsession. Its True Spirit had long since reincarnated and disappeared without a trace.
The Darkness Origin was scratching its head in thought.
In the previous life, besides these eight women, who had dealt Lu Ye an enormous, indelible blow?
After much contemplation, the Darkness Origin sighed heavily!
Although Yin Qingcheng and An Li weren’t too different, it recently started working with Yin Qingcheng, so it still felt somewhat mysterious to her.
But An Li had completely uncovered everything about it.
So, let’s collaborate with Yin Qingcheng first, let An Li cool her heels a bit, and let her understand who’s really in charge!
As for being bait, no problem. After all this time of getting sliced up, the Darkness Origin was practically used to it. A hit here or there would only cost a few hundred years of accumulation, and it had spent so long amassing that power, even if it kept getting hacked, it would still make the Heavenly Dao chop for a long time!
Not worried!
A mere few hundred years? I can take it!
Thus, it found Yin Qingcheng again.
“Let’s collaborate!”
Yin Qingcheng’s eyes instantly flew open.
“You’ve got some brains after all!”
The Darkness Origin… I can deal with this!
Damn, just wait; if these women push it too far and really tick me off, I might just switch sides to Lu Ye.
Because being a dog for these women is worse than being a dog for Lu Ye. I’m not replacing the Heavenly Dao, got it?
But this was just the Darkness Origin’s musings; even if it wanted to switch to Lu Ye, those old-timers inside it wouldn’t be too pleased!
What kind of surprises would Yin Qingcheng bring next? Or perhaps, some shock?